We had a terrible experience at horse camp here last summer. I was going to let it go and just never go back, but honestly, my friends are currently looking for horse camps now for the summer (as I know many moms are) and I'd for sure want to know this info. I am actually so surprised no one else has posted. Where to even begin. We went in July last year and the kids dealt with mean-spirited teenage staff berating the campers and being hostile the entire week (to beginners?! adults had all left so they were on their own), a horse fell with a young rider, (thank god he jumped off in time), that incident meant no trotting for the rest of the week because this really young kid was terrified, who can blame him? Staff left kids alone for an hour on day 1 after saying " be back in 15 minutes" and went off to tend to a trail ride apparently, one day they ran out of water in the 90+ degree heat, some kid was spooking horses on an atv one day, and another day storms rolled in so there was no back up, just "come get your kid early" Oh, and there was no drop off or pick up procedure. No "how did we do"? survey or review at the end. There is obviously a reason they didn't ask. My kid was texting me because she has taken horsemanship elsewhere twice and was appalled at all of this. The other campers would just look at each other like "what the heck" when they were berated. This isn't an episode of Scared Straight with juvenile delinquents! These were just local kids who love horses and want to learn. This was supposed to be FUN! feel free to reach out if you want more details. Andee8676 at yahoo. Or, just look up chatfield stables. Sagebrush just moved locations and rebranded themselves/changed their name but the Chatfield reviews are awful. spend your money any. where. else. The summer camp staff (teens) wanted to be anywhere else in the ENTIRE world (even the quiet, sweet, rule-follower kids who were working hard) and my kid paid the price. She almost didn't finish out the week. I had to tell her if she felt unsafe to just call me and I would pick her up. Even after the $600 dollars, I told her she didn't have to go. I let her because she really loved her sweet horse. read more